For anyone who would be interested in a GWAR show during InterNext, let me know. I have a booking contact with them and they are available to play (they're launching a tour for their new album around mid-January).
For those who don't know, they are one of the wildest live acts you'll ever see. They slaughter mutant puppets on stage and have simulated sex with animal puppets, devil puppets and puppets based upon pop figures..I wouldn't be surprised to see some Britney bashing on their new tour :)
Anyone who may be interested in seeing such a show, email me or hit me up on ICQ. They'll play fairly cheaply and they always entertain, but they're not for everyone's taste.
I could never figure out why Flutie gets no respect. He's like the Rodney Dangerfield of quarterbacks. Steeler fans were begging them to sign him and instead they stick with Kordell Stewart who can't throw a pass over 5 yards that lands in the same zip code as the receiver. Thank god we have Bettis. ;)
Oh, and mutt, Buffalo is a very nice town. Their other "asset" is the Sabres. People up there are pretty passionate about them too.
Sports squabbles can get quite personal can't they?Personally i don't see how anyone can support Johnson over Flutie. One wins, the other loses. End of story. NFL is a bottom line business and the bottom line is Flutie wins games and Johnson doesn't.
Last year the Bills were 8-8 with Flutie going 4-1 and Johnson 4-7. Last year San Diego was 1-15. This year Flutie and The Chargers are 4-2 and Johnson andthe Bills are 1-4. Again. Flutie wins and Johnson loses. Chargers go from the bottom towards the top. Buffalo goes from the middle of the pack to the bottom.
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:51:21 216.138.189.9 Post #: 26896
mutt,
I have a theory about sports writers...they are mostly failed athletes themselves...so they tend to have this bitter edge to everything they write..my favorites are those who act all smug about professional wrestling and do the typical 'eyes skyward' thing...they don't get the joke...they don't ealize wrestling fans know it's scripted entertainment, but yet they cover boxing and I've seen more than a few fights that made a Billy Gunn/Mideon match look like the greatest athletic acheivement of all time....
total hatchet job on Flutie, who saved that shithole city's one beloved possession, it's football team. Note that there is not one source attributed to anybody and not one quote. Just gossip and made up stuff from a local hack writer.
mutt
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:42:16 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26894
Serge,
Yes, I am from Holland. Dialers are used quite heavily over here for porn sites.
The national phone company is quite sympathetic this kind of activity and happily offers a product (called switchpoint) to facilitate this kind of activity. They've been supportive of "pay numbers" ever since the phone sex business took off, later followed by BBS systems that offered porn through a pay-number.
I looked into it a few years back and they even had an option where they did the hosting as well! Of course they also happily shared in the profits, but I have no clue what their share is nowadays.
An example of such a site is http://www.erotracks.com. They charge $0.60 per minute to the end user (which is a typical rate, I think).
There are also similar solutions for DSL/cable modem users. They have to call a pay number and keep that connection open while they browse the site.
And I know from experience that you won't make a penny if you send Dutch visitors to a US site where they have to pay by credit card. Or I at least I didn't ;-)
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:32:36 213.17.95.225 Post #: 26893
hahahah....i am busy right now bitch slapping my friends in Buffalo. Guys you wouldn't believe this thing, it has been going on for over 2 years and hasn't died a bit yet. If this game was held at the Ralph in Buffalo today, you would see more bloodshed in the stands than in Afghanistan, that's how bitter this has become.
Today's game? I actually think Buffalo might cover or win. But i find myself pulling for the Charbills.
mutt
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:27:40 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26892
San Diego over Buffalo is my 4 star, gold lock on the mansion play of the week...drop a dime on the Chargers, when it covers, shoot me 2 bucks and if it doesn't I'll give you our brand new 3 game NBA package that's normally worth a nickle, for free...fair enough?
Sorry, fell back into broker mode ;)))
I'm actually talking to a guy next week who may have a phone room vacancy...hmmm, would be fun to get back into the business...
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:17:46 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26891
Enforcer,
that Brady skit was hilarious. ESPN is the coolest of the cool.. good info and entertaining. They have the best commercials too. :-)
geeky
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:16:02 63.49.138.255 Post #: 26890
Of course the game is in San Diego so Johnson is gonna get booed of course BUT next week will be priceless if they lose this week. I wonder how many people would be cheering for the Chargers if theywere playing in Buffalo.
Sun, 28 Oct - 12:09:28 216.138.189.9 Post #: 26889
Did anybody justwatch that featureon ESPN about The Patriots QB Tom Brady thatwas a spoofon the Brady Bunch?? Frigging hilarious!!
No Packers game to watch this week so the most intersting game is gonna be San Diego vs Buffalo. I hope Flutie and the Chargers kick their asses and Johnson gets booed even more than he already does!
can you please give us more info about dialers in Europe and where they used in day to day life?
Serge
Sun, 28 Oct - 11:15:14 172.160.125.72 Post #: 26884
Art,
I know exactly what you mean! VCR, cable box, satellite, computer.. all changed by themselves. Unfortunately my body's clock was not automatic! ;-))))
geeky
Sun, 28 Oct - 11:10:03 63.49.138.255 Post #: 26883
Serge,
Lighten up! Your presence here is priceless, so you're worth a lot! ;-)
And my clock switched all by itself without warning me! Darned computers are way too smart nowadays. I was surprised to be up so early on a Sunday! :-)
Sun, 28 Oct - 11:04:39 213.17.95.225 Post #: 26882
Serge
Yea me too. I live in a shack in a bad part of town, drive an old rust bucket Pinto that burns oil and can't afford decent clothes so I run around in rags. Maybe one of these real smart internet people that hang out on your board can show me how to make some money.
JohnIP,
somehow I believe that porn on the net will survive
REGARDLESS if Visa and MC pull the plugs or not....
who survive and who is not individually-
is yet another story
;-)))
I am postponing purchasing very high ticket items for now, just in case
;-)))
Serge
Sun, 28 Oct - 10:15:49 172.128.29.164 Post #: 26878
"- and the billing is handled by the phone company."
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Guys the key to forgein markets will be to offer them products without their having to incure debt.
This is why prepay and dialer senerios are ALREADY established overseas.
JohnIP
Sun, 28 Oct - 09:53:21 199.44.53.3 Post #: 26877
have you moved your clock back one hour yet?
Serge
Sun, 28 Oct - 09:03:09 172.157.28.36 Post #: 26876
PDAs: There was a very good article in WIRED a couple of months back about the PDA and phone message systems in Japan. Having been there recently, I can tell you that everyone has a phone, and everyone spends most of their free time talking on the phone or sending messages.
The problem that makes services like this slow to appear in america is the "all you can eat" mentality in america. Unlimited airtime, unlimited minutes, unlimited messages... it makes it harder to get people to pay extras to get to content. In japan, you pay for every message you send... every service you access. This microbilling allows content providers to be easily paided PER SURFER for their products - and the billing is handled by the phone company.
I don't think that PDA service in America are going to be very useful until the payment schemes are transparent to the end user - it isn't going to work if the user has to keep typing in their credit card information every time they want to access something!
Sun, 28 Oct - 08:22:17 24.201.137.50 Post #: 26875
I think there are way too many processors out there and if soon their numbers decrease,
the tears are all mine
;-))
Serge
Sun, 28 Oct - 04:51:54 172.160.230.93 Post #: 26874
Hey folks!
Just wondering if anyone else using Ibill has seen a huge increase in the amount of rebill declines? I've got members who've been around 6-9 months who are being declined and over the last 4-6 weeks my declines have risen to like 30%??
This is getting insane and I'm wondering if all 3rd part processors are experiencing this or if it's just another f*ck up by "I can't Bill"?
Shawn PrimeNiche - all that and a bag of $$
Sun, 28 Oct - 04:44:04 24.1.27.101 Post #: 26873
I got a PDA about a month ago - it's a cassiopeia (made by casio)
I can't tell you how much it cost coz I bought it here in Australia. It was AUS$950 - so what's that ? like US$400..
There are probably a lot more 'advanced' PDA's around - but I bought this one beacsue you can use it with an infared mobile phone.
There was a really nice PDA that was like $3k, but the mobile phone was built into it.
I don't know what sort of service your cell phones run on in the states but here we use GSM which is about to done away with when we get GPRS- DON"T buy a PDA that has a phone built in it, because it will be outdated too quickly when the phone services change...hell it was only a couple of years back when the digital took over from analogue.
With this one i can just keep updating the phone and no need to buy whole new setup.
Mind you when GPRS becomes widely available it will mean that a lot more ppl will be using mobile devices like PDA's.
Unlike WAP ('CRAP') where you pay for the online time - with GPRS you only have to pay for what you download, it's also a lot quicker (i think 4-8 times).
A few friends of mine are considering buying PDA's instead of MP3 players, beacuase it's really easy to transfer files over from your pc, and an MP3 player costs just as much, if not more anyway - so it's better just to get a PDA and get all the 'extras'.
Sat, 27 Oct - 21:53:12 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26868
well you are on the cutting edge there Gateway.
You already have audio and video for the PDA? What format?
Guess i better buy one of these, what's the best color one now and how much is it?
Also why is it necessary to work with the PDA companies? Is this like cable TV where you have to get them to carry your 'channel'? People aren't free to surf/browse all over the wirless world? Just the channels associated with the wireless company you sign up with?
Sat, 27 Oct - 21:18:56 216.138.189.9 Post #: 26865
Heh. was just checking my stats and saw a bunch of hits from this board.. thank SykkBoy and PM for pointing people to the site.
As with anything new it does take time to ramp up and with the technology of PDA's and phones growing at a fast rate its a perfect match for bring adult content to them. We have a nice delivery system to your pda which brings you a nice daily Mag (news,pictures,jokes, erotic stories, pocket strip club and so on) this is great for anyone wanting to kill time or get some spanking in before their next meeting :)
We also have video/audio and its quite nice on the Pocket PC.
We are working with several major pda companies to bring the next gen of our site online soon.
One of the key sucesse for our site I think is that when you buy a membership you get acess to 2 sites in one.. Desktop version which you can browse on your computer in all its full color and a daily pda version which updates everyday with something new.
We also have several other pda projects under our belt and should be launching something soon in the first week of November.
we have a webmaster program for tho that want generate some extra income if you have a high traffic site. Alot of people surf for porn and alot of those people have PDA's so its just a good combo..
Sat, 27 Oct - 20:57:43 206.184.77.180 Post #: 26864
i've been researching the PDA porn thing
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I don't see my Palm PDA being something that anybody would want to look at porn on, but much more powerful PDAs are coming.
Apple is rumored to have a very powerful one in the works. Running striped down version Mac 10 with built in wireless networking and also a modem.
You end up with a fast PDA running UNIX with fast networking and plenty of memory.
http://www.spymac.com/
Cleo
Sat, 27 Oct - 20:57:08 208.61.44.30 Post #: 26863
Happy Birthday, Vick! That was really nice of your wife to do something like that for you!!!
I turn 40 this December.....of course, the kid's been reminding me almost daily about it since I was 36 ("..closer to 40 than 30.." ;)), so I think it will probably be anti-climatic!
Us old folks have to stick together :)
Peaches
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:53:55 63.147.224.5 Post #: 26862
Thanks Vick, I'll have to check it out sometime....heeeeey, MikeAI, you're in New Orlenas...where are all the goth amateurs? ;)))
Lee, have my kids for the weekend and stepping out for dinner, but will give you a ring as soon as I get back in :)
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:45:59 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26861
Sykk http://www.ax2graphics.com/taboo/
Is what we have here, Saturday night is Taboo party , part B& D (with Dungeon), part Rave, part Goth
SECOND ANNUAL SAMHAIN HALLOWEEN PARTY - Tonight
My favorite Goth Club in New Orleans
theoriginaldungeon.com
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:34:31 208.13.129.45 Post #: 26859
Yup Vick, the guy over at necrobabes has some decent stuff and his models run hot, especially the brunette :) the angel wings are always a nice touch :)
We're actually contemplating shooting small no budget digital movies with horror themed stuff...not like the gore sites, but more of a Friday The 13th feel....or maybe a bit darker and less graphic like vampire/bloodplay stuff and supernatural erotica...as soon as a certain Canadian gets relo-ed to Vegas ;)))
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:28:40 24.180.171.175 Post #: 26857
Vick, yup, but hard to tell anymore, there are so many subniches of goth now....we got a bit of a smackdwon from Blue Blood Magazine for not enough "straight goth" content, yet they constantly have what could be considered "non-goth". A lot of the goths have gotten so snooty and pretentious, they barely consider anyone goth except themselves...
hmm, agood goth club....let me know th dates and if I can fit them into my schedule, I might pop up for a visit ;)))) There's a new club supposed to be opening here with a couple goth nights, but the goth scene in Vegas is heavily fragmented.... SykkBoyMake $ome $erious bank
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:26:16 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26856
"Seems like most everything you look at has an element missing
Or something about the girls just doesn't work"
photogs need to use models that are actually into the lifestyle.
Robert
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:24:14 216.39.134.127 Post #: 26855
Most people think Oprano is just a nonsense word, a play on the TV show "Sopranos".
That aint' it. It's actually an Indian word, Navajo, roughly translates into English as 'Cockholster'.
When I first heard it, i hated it but it works.
mutt
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:24:13 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26854
Again thanks for all the well wishes
MikeAI - thanks, your check is in the mail for telling a story that big he he I've been 21 19 times now
Sykk - 32 enn your just a baby ;-)
Think I told ya, my wife is 24 and our son is just 3 months, damn I got to hold on for a long time yet
Hooper - the view is good, damn I got here quick though, still feels like I'm looking up at the hill
Hell I'm middle aged! AAAGGGGHHHHhh!
Good Goth Content - That's got me wondering too
Seems like most everything you look at has an element missing
Or something about the girls just doesn't work
Content on SG looked really good but the chicks looks more Rave than Goth
Hmmm just got a new digital camera and there are Goth clubs here in Baltimore ;-)
PDA's - Don't know if that will ever be a real big market
Singate (singate.com) was in Playboy (wired section) last year, I tried advertising with them but not a lot of eyeballs
Who knows? It may grow
And in the immortal words of Gropucho Marx -
A man is only as old as the women he feels
Sat, 27 Oct - 18:12:09 24.180.171.175 Post #: 26853
What does Oprano mean?
Nobody has more amateur hardcore video than SoBeGirl. 72 shoots and growing. Ever wonder why we have so much video in less than a year? Simple - We make webasters money.
that's it! thanks PMGames, I couldn't remember for the life of me what the url was and didn't see gateway on ICQ SykkBoyMake $ome $erious bank
Sat, 27 Oct - 17:45:40 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26851
I met Gateway at the last Internext show. They have a great Pocket Porn paysite already up and running. I believe their content is from Matrix Content too.
Could be an internesting niche for a different type of sponsor program???
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:58:08 66.68.122.196 Post #: 26846
actually Hooper I just checked out this guy Gateway's site and the screen cap of from the color PDA looked pretty good.
As for people spanking it to a pocket device rather than on a desktop, guys will spank it anywhere. Ya know lots of guys have a hard time finding any privacy on a PC. You can take these little badboys into the bathroom with you :)
Looks very confusing to me tho. But these are early adopter type of people and they don't mind figuring things out.
Wonder if any of the major proggies have a palm site ready to go.
mutt
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:45:24 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26845
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i've been researching the PDA porn thing
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mutt... i did some research on it also, mustv'e bought like 10 of those fuckers and the graphics blow as well as connection speeds.
Once the USA moves over to the european standard for wireless data transmission we'll be able to do some cool stuff... but i don't see it as EVER being a major market anyways... I don't know many people who spank it in public places with one hand on their pda and one hand on their stylus (so to speak)
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:27:49 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26842
who is Tiffany Knight?
HTML doesn't work on Palm thingies?
mutt
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:22:46 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26841
mutt, it's actually not to bad on the color pda's, but yeah, it's a bit off yet, but for those getting in now, could be big in a few years.....I know that Gateway and Tiffany Knight do some of that stuff... SykkBoyMake $ome bank today
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:18:37 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26840
i've been researching the PDA porn thing. From everything I read it's a long way away. Pics look like shit on them, no video .... just text. But there are some cool things on the horizon. I posted some news story on G3 devices on Oplus. European wirless network i think.
mutt
Sat, 27 Oct - 16:11:23 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26839
Serge if you are giving away high paying sponsors I'm sure that I could squeeze in a banner or two at my Link List..
Sat, 27 Oct - 15:38:37 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26829
sykkboy, how hard is it to find enough goth girl content for a paysite?
Somebody posted a pw to a newsgroup for a site you'd like. Maybe u can buy content off him or trade.
Sat, 27 Oct - 13:57:39 24.234.22.206 Post #: 26826
for the record, before Melody posts about it.. i am not as close as the Muttster to 40 but I am knocking on the door! ;-)))
geeky
Sat, 27 Oct - 13:00:35 63.49.136.82 Post #: 26825
Happy Birthday Vick! 40 is a big one, glad it isn't mine. ;-))))
Serge do you even remember your 40th? ;-))))
geeky
Sat, 27 Oct - 12:54:49 63.49.136.82 Post #: 26824
Vick, Everybody NEEDS a day of silence
so one could hear a music
;-)
Serge
Sat, 27 Oct - 12:34:57 172.144.131.64 Post #: 26823
Thanks ;-)
Wife, family and friends asked what I wanted for my b day
Told them a day of silence, phones turned off, no disturbances
Wife took our son to the zoo with her parents
Best present I got, Now I can get some work done ;-)
Sat, 27 Oct - 11:17:01 24.180.171.175 Post #: 26822
Hey Happy Birthday Vick!
I'm gonna be there in a couple years.
mutt
Sat, 27 Oct - 11:01:45 24.112.37.86 Post #: 26821
Vick, you 40???
congratulations, man!
Serge
Sat, 27 Oct - 11:00:22 172.169.89.73 Post #: 26820
I like Mac's. But I'm too cheap and it's more convenient being a PC person.
Here's an idiot, anti-porn crusader speaking at Indiana University, home for decades of Bobby Knight, foul mouthed abusive lunatic basketball coach.
"To illustrate the effect that images have on society, he cited the example that after the Disney movie "Bambi" came out, deer hunting industry revenue fell from $9.7 billion to $3.2 billion.
"And this is from a cartoon that we even know is not real," McConnell said. "Imagine what these porn images are doing to us."
aha! I have lured Steve out of his hiding place.
Now I can concentrate fully on Bin Laden. I will get him eventually.
I really have to wonder about Microsoft. Why do they pull shit like this? What is the upside?
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Microsoft's premiere Web portal, MSN.com, denied entry to millions of people who use alternative browser software such as Opera and told them to get Microsoft's products instead.
The decision led to complaints from the small but loyal Opera community that Microsoft Corp. was abusing its status as the Internet's browser leader. Microsoft later backed off and said Friday it would support the other browsers after all.
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Sat, 27 Oct - 09:43:26 203.164.206.41 Post #: 26811
Mutt - OK I revealed myself. Now the neighbors want me deported. Only posted a few times here. Heard about Oprano from Webfather's board. Both great places.
Steve
Sat, 27 Oct - 09:42:42 206.133.224.113 Post #: 26810
oh boy,
"Hopelessly Romantic of the World - Unite!"
;-)))
I propose making Saturday a Women's Only day!
who who are in favor-
raise your you know what!
;-)))
Serge
Sat, 27 Oct - 09:42:06 172.168.34.178 Post #: 26809
"hopelessly romantic",
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I love to be called hopelessly romantic!!! but its usually just 'hopeless in romance'!!
hi susies!!!! :-))
sharpie, that sounds like an awesome idea :-) start enjoying it!! you earned it!!
"I think next year I will escape the aussie winter to move to a florida summer :-)
Hey CJ - I have already made plans to do just that. Hopefully I will be able to head to Naples in Dec. for the winter. (This has only been the plan for about 20 years when I bought a condo down there - and it has been rented ever since) But, since I bought the house this year - I plan to make it a reality. Haven't figured out all the logistics yet, with the office here - but I am going to finally do it. I need the rest. Going to give semi retirement a try. Need the time to get my health in shape.
Sat, 27 Oct - 08:18:32 64.230.133.152 Post #: 26803
why do people not post?!
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some people do not post here for a fear of being called names like "thief", "spammer", "partner back stabber", "scammer",
"hopelessly romantic",
etc, etc, etc
;-)))
I have no problems posting because there is no name in English language I wasn't called before!
hahaahahah,
I only fear the fear itself
;-))
Serge
Sat, 27 Oct - 07:58:02 172.173.43.2 Post #: 26802
WOW there's a lot of us still addicted to the daily F5 :-)))
why do people not post?! are we that scary!!??
do you have a stat that shows how much time each visitor spent at the site?
I will post opranoplus to purvebucks when i find it